Studio Pierrot… what do you think you’re doing here? My gripe with this episode is small, but it’s still very strange for such a thing to have happened: remember the episode that talked about Zazie’s past? This episode acted like it never happened, showing nearly the exact same flashback twice. Why wasn’t this caught? Adapting a manga isn’t just a matter in which you animate every page accurately. Story flow comes before the need to be faithful and if the creators decided to flesh out Zazie more in a filler episode (which of course was a nice idea), they also need to readjust the point in the manga that they tried to expand.
So yeah, that and the dull fight in this episode didn’t impress me at first. I think that overall, the Gaichuu fights in Letter Bee have all been unimpressive and mediocre. All of the interesting stuff happened around them and the fights were just something necessary to get to them. You really don’t want to watch this series for its action.
Still, when that Gaichuu started gobbling away that girl’s memories, I have to admit that I was totally reminded of why I’m still following this series. That’s the strength of this series: it’s seemingly stupid at times, and doesn’t have the best writers, but surprisingly heavy. Characters may seem like annoying stereotypes at one time, and yet I find myself to care about them once their memories get shown. It’s strange, but as mediocrily (is that a word) told as the regular story is, these memories are all told remarkably well.
Also, Gauche still remains a mystery. Considering that there are only two episodes left, I really wonder how much we’ll get to know of what the heck happened to him, before the long six-month wait until the second season appears. Right now things hint at an accident that happened somewhere around Honey Waters, and could it be that particular Gaichuu that got him? It’s unlikely, though: he was supposed to be the best Bee out there.
Rating: * (Good)
Yeah it seems they are doing a bad job returning to the manga storyline now… They used some manga-canon elements in the fillers (which is good of course) but they are now completely disregarding the fillers.
Damn pierrot. Fillers can be a good thing, if anime creators can plan it out carefully and integrate them with the rest of the story.
this anime has betrayed me countless times. hope it wont be the case in the 2nd season…. damn. if only im capable of hating this anime, which i cant
There was just too much memory flashback in general if you ask me. Having multiple flashbacks in one episodes really lessens their impact AND having them back to back really tries the viewers patience. Not to mention it seems like they are trying to tell two stories at once. Between Anne’s story and Hunt’s story each would stand well on their own, but together they weaken each others impact and cut down on the length of flashback provided.
The preview promises to finally shed some light on the whole Gauche situation. I feel like screaming “FINALLY”, since I’ve waited for what happens next episode ever since I read the chapter in the manga.
The as for adaptation…it’s been a bumpy ride. While some fillers were absolutely amazing, some where just plain dumb. I also agree to having a sense of deja vu when they explained Zazie’s past again.